Why is there so much hype and hullabaloo about tea bags?
October 17, 2016
Should I be convenience driven or should I take time to brew a proper cup of tea
This teabag question has been covered by many experts and there is so much literature out there about the harmful substances that most mass produced teabags are made out of.Not withstanding that there are some that are made from cotton or even manilla hemp, most teabags th...
Importance of Water
October 5, 2016
What does it mean to you as a tea drinker -
Every tea vendor speaks of the best brew comes with the freshest water...Extremely right!However, my customers told me an interesting phenomena which I took for granted.When I was in Christchurch, a beautiful mom and daughter came to our stand and told us of how their fath...
Radio Live Talk Show, Saturday Morning on the Home & Garden with Tony Murrell and Beautiful Helen
October 1, 2016
How do you make that perfect cuppa'?
Generic question but there;s always room for ones interpretation.My reasoning is simple..keep it simple...New Zealand has good tap water (although Councils are often talking about air and water quality) and most people do not have access to a fancy tea brewing machine.They...
What makes White Tea Superior to others?
September 21, 2016
White Tea vs all others
Can there be a distinct difference in the variety of teas?Many times people misunderstand how tea varieties are produced. Tea varieties are now market driven and the different varieties are derived from the process of oxidation or fermentation.Funnily, the tea bush is sti...
Starting to blog
September 11, 2016
Chai Tea
The hardest thing to do is to pen down thoughts and to start writing a blog.Since this is my first blog experience I thought that the best thing to start upon would be to talk about Chai Tea.Why do people call it Chai Tea? Somehow thanks to the marketing of Chai Lattes, dr...
Tell us what you think
September 11, 2016